Audi to launch an all-electric vehicle by 2017 to rival Tesla

By Glen White
According to reports, automotive manufacturing giant Audi is planning to rival close competitor Tesla, by launching a battery-powered family car by 2017...

According to reports, automotive manufacturing giant Audi is planning to rival close competitor Tesla, by launching a battery-powered family car by 2017.

Speaking to Auto Express, Audi’s technical development chief Ulrich Hackenberg said, “I was able to reengineer the R8 e-tron project and technology with the team and we are on the way to a range of 450km (280 miles).”

It is believed that a new body deign by Audi will allow for biggest batteries to be stored under the floor of the car, allowing for greater range without compromising baggage and passenger space. It will also use next-generation batteries in order to achieve 280 miles range.

Audi has created blue prints for a wide range of electric cars to keep competitive with Tesla and other German competitors when the market grows.

Meanwhile, Tesla Motors opened its patents to competitors in the spirit of open source movement and to facilitate innovation and development on an industry level.

“At Tesla, we felt compelled to create patents out of concern that the big car companies would copy our technology and then use their massive manufacturing, sales and marketing power to overwhelm Tesla. We couldn't have been more wrong,” said Tesla CEO, Elon Musk.

Musk realized Tesla’s true competition is not the possibility of other electric car companies in the market, but rather the “enormous flood of gasoline cars pouring out of the world's factories every day.”

Musk said that the rapidly evolving technology platform of future electric cars would not only help Tesla, and other car manufacturing companies, but the world itself. 

Share

Featured Articles

Australian manufacturing: growth for cars & batteries

Australia’s National Reconstruction Fund Bill: AUD$15bn investment will increase the number of manufacturing jobs for cars & batteries, as Aus reshores

Norwegian weapons manufacturer hit by TikTok’s energy usage

Norwegian ammunition manufacturer Nammo is supporting Ukrainian defence, but its expansion is being jeopardised by TikTok, which uses available energy

Smart manufacturing can provide food packaging traceability

Jim Bresler, Director of Product Management at Plex, a Rockwell Automation company, on how smart manufacturing can provide food packaging traceability

How the Smart Out of Band solution can assist manufacturers

Smart Manufacturing

Manufacturing Digital news roundup: smart supply chains

Technology

Manufacturers shouldn’t overlook remote access security

Technology